virgils microbrewed is the best i've had. it took until the last post on the first page for someone to mention it. seems like some people like the regular canned (whole foods 365 which was on the nyt top 10 list) while others are from smaller companies like virgils or regional.

I have had virgils in a bottle, and didn't like it as much as virgils from the keg, that was pretty foamy and perfection, the bottle not so much 'pop' to the flavor.

My favorite rootbear..

A&W rootbeer in a ice cold mug.. mmm

Oh btw if any people put ice in their root beer they are officially unfit to drink our glorious beverage. Three cheers for frosty mug root beers!

:D

Problem when driving thru.. there is no mug..

A&W doesn't give ice on takeout root beer.. so must down the rootbeer really quick for best experience..^

I like most mainstream rootbeers, but this thread will likely make me go looking for some of the less common options.

Currently, my favorite is Diet Stewarts, but only because it makes a great Big Daddy (a cocktail of rootbeer and Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine).

haha I tried some 'big daddy' rootbeer once, it was pretty terrible! I didn't know there was a drink with the same 'name'

St. Arnold's Root Beer is pretty good, provided you can find it.

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For me it will always be my Dad's homemade root beer made with Hire's extract. Us kids would scour the new houses under construction for empty coke bottles - the small ones. We would make the root beer using yeast and sugar. We had a bottle capper and kept the filled bottles in a red radio flyer wagon. for the first several days we had to bring them out of the basement to set in the sun. I think we had root beer with good foam after about 10 days. So it was the anticipation that built up the flavor.

I remember Dad's and Hire's.. It was very good..

Used to get them in the 2 litre bottles.

Sprecher Root Beer is absolutely delightful. It's made with vanilla and a touch of honey. Yum!

We got a Fresh Market a couple months ago. After waiting for the crowds to die off, we shopped there last Saturday. I purchased a four pack of Bundaberg root beer. The label said all the right words but I just finished the 3rd bottle and I must say I'm not impressed. It lacked flavor, although the final swig left an impression of church incense in my throat. Took me back to my days as an altar boy. Not what I'm looking for in a root beer though.

If a restaurant has Boylan's Root Beer I'll order it, it pairs especially well with pizza.

Not Your Father's Root Beer has found a home in my fridge! I guess that ought to be in the "What's in Your Beer Fridge" thread, though.

I bought a four pack and my complaint is the same as with Bundeberg - not enough flavor. I have no idea where to find it on tap. Is it a local thing?

I bought a six pack and still have four left. I would give them to you if we lived anywhere near each other. I think it was just too strange having an alcohol flavor in my root beer. I think I would have enjoyed the near-beer version if there was such a thing.